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Construction accident kills three in Florida

BAL HARBOUR, FLA. - A support frame collapsed at a high-rise construction project Saturday, killing three workers who were trapped in quick-drying concrete, authorities said.

The workers were on the 27th story when the supporting frame structure below them gave way and they fell to the 26th floor, said Capt. Al Cruz of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

A 3-foot layer of concrete encased one worker and partially buried the others, fire rescue Capt. Allen Brown said. Fellow workers tried to dig them out before rescuers arrived.